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Bees and insecticides: Subtle poison
Mar 28th 2012, 5:18 from Print edition
Evidence is growing that commonly used pesticides, even when employed carefully, are bad for bees(38)
Colony collapse disorder: Bee off
Jan 26th 2012, 4:02 from Print edition
A possible explanation of why beehives sometimes vanish(41)
Correction: Foot-and-mouth disease
May 12th 2011, 11:01 from Print edition(0)
Foot-and-mouth disease: Senseless killing
May 5th 2011, 2:15 from Print edition
A hugely expensive cull of livestock may have been unnecessary(6)
Almond pollination in California: Vitamin Bee
Mar 4th 2010, 11:17 from Print edition
A new attempt to save the most vital workers in the orchards(5)
ID cards for farm animals: Shepherd's warning
Jul 2nd 2009, 10:54 from Print edition
Britain digs in its hooves over EU rules on electronic tagging(3)
A mystery bat disease: Cute but contagious
May 21st 2009, 11:58 from Print edition
And coming, sadly, to a cave somewhere near you(10)
Agriculture: The bees are back in town
Mar 5th 2009, 11:50 from Print edition
The economic crisis has contributed to a glut of bees in California. That raises questions about whether a supposed global pollination crisis is real(15)
Culling badgers: Stay of execution
Jul 10th 2008, 1:30 from Web-only article
A hotly contested decision to spare badgers in the fight against bovine tuberculosis(0)
Culling badgers: Stay of execution
Jul 10th 2008, 12:00 from Web-only article
A hotly contested decision to spare badgers in the fight against bovine tuberculosis(0)
Animal health: From stockyards to animal health
Nov 29th 2007, 12:21 from Print edition
Kansas sets out to be the industry hub(0)
Bird flu: Stalking the land
Nov 15th 2007, 12:01 from Print edition
Another outbreak brings more culling of Britain's unhappy farm animals(0)
Livestock diseases: Double whammy
Sep 27th 2007, 12:08 from Print edition
An old pox returns and a new one arrives(0)
Dying bees: A sticky ending
Sep 6th 2007, 12:55 from Print edition
A virus may help explain colony collapse disorder(0)
Agriculture: Life on the land
Aug 9th 2007, 12:05 from Print edition
Despite the summer's plagues, farming looks surprisingly healthy(0)
Sticky solution, April 28th
May 23rd 2007, 7:05 from Letters to the Editor: the inbox (1)
Agriculture: Follow the map
Oct 6th 2005, 1:12 from Print edition
Another cow disease with a possible link to humans(0)
Mad-cow disease: A twisted tale
Sep 2nd 2005, 4:49 from Print edition
A new theory of the origin of mad-cow disease(0)
Trade: Meating of minds
Sep 9th 2004, 12:03 from Print edition
An end to Japan's ban on American beef may be in sight(0)
MONITOR: Cows go wireless
Mar 11th 2004, 12:32 from Print edition
Wireless technology: The use of electronic tags to track cattle and monitor their health is likely to accelerate following America's first case of mad-cow disease(0)
Mad-cow disease: Oh no, not again
Feb 19th 2004, 12:15 from Print edition
A new prion disease may have been discovered in cows(0)
Canadian agriculture: Better stick to celery
Jan 15th 2004, 12:16 from Print edition
The costly travails of Canadian farmers(0)
Prion proteins: A new twist in the tale
Dec 30th 2003, 12:01 from Print edition
Prions, a class of molecule that includes the agents which cause “mad-cow disease” and its human equivalent, may be essential to learning(0)
BSE in America: The cow who stole Christmas
Dec 30th 2003, 12:01 from Print edition
A Canadian one, of course(0)
Food scares: Danger at the manger
Aug 14th 2003, 11:28 from Print edition
A great deal of nonsense is written about food safety. We choose the best new books on the subject and—more important—tell you which ones to avoid(0)